Enjoy A Hayride And Pick A Pumpkin By Moonlight

Entertainment - Weekend sampler

October 9, 1999

Don't let all the rain we've been having get you down. This weekend will offer a variety of fun things to do for all ages. Everything from a night visit to Uncle Donald's Farm, a gospel festival, a classic car show, benefit yard sales and a martial arts competition.

The event will feature forms, martial weapons, board-breaking and sparring. The cost for athletes is $40 for one or two events. A meeting for coaches is set for 9:30 a.m., followed by events beginning at 10 a.m.

Master Gary Wayne, a sixth-degree black belt and chief instructor at the YMCA, organized the championship.

Admission for spectators is $5 for adults and $2 for children ages 7 to 17. Children age 6 and younger are admitted free.

FUN AT THE FARM

UNCLE DONALD'S Farm will offer an evening of fun at the farm from 7:45 to 9:30 p.m. today at the farm in Lady Lake.

Visitors may take a walk to see the farm's nocturnal animals, stop in at the ``creepy crawly'' barn that houses cold-blooded creatures, enjoy a hayride or find their way through a maze of hay and pick a pumpkin by moonlight.

Admission is $5.50 a person. The farm is off U.S. Highway 27-441 on Griffin Avenue, Lady Lake.

ANTIQUE CARS

ANTIQUES ANONYMOUS Car Club along with Eustis' Recreation Department will sponsor its 23rd annual car show at Ferran Park on Lake Eustis from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. Awards will be given for Best of Show, Best General Motors, Ford, Mopar, Pickup and Out of Production.

FUND-RAISING SALES

THE FOSTER Parent Association will have its annual fund-raising yard sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today in the parking lot of the First Union, U.S. Highway 441, Tavares.

The Air Force Junior ROTC Drill Team will have a fund-raising garage sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at Mount Dora High School, Highland Avenue.

The Lake Equestrians 4-H Club will have a fund-raising yard sale and corn dog lunch from 8 a.m. to noon today at the Lake County Agricultural Center, 30205 State Road 19, Tavares.

Proceeds will be used to help the club with community projects to help foster children.

STUDENT BENEFIT

TAVARES HIGH School cheerleaders will sell tickets today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in front of Wal-Mart in Mount Dora for a chance to win one of seven fun weekend packages for adults.

Tickets will be $1 each or six for $5. The packages, donated by merchants, will feature dining and golfing at area restaurants and golf courses, with a value of more than $150 each.

There also are two packages for high school students, and those tickets will be sold at Tavares High.

The drawing will be Oct. 15 at the Tavares homecoming game.

Proceeds from this benefit will help with expenses to send four cheerleaders to participate in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York and to send another cheerleader to the Netherlands for competition.

M.T. PAWKETT'S Traveling Folk Revue featuring poets, storytellers and musicians of all varieties will perform at the Yalaha Country Bakery today from 10 a.m. to noon, County Highway 48. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy the free show.

Mindy Simmons, singer/songwriter, will entertain in the courtyard from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Arbors and Eyebrows Courtyard, 237 W. Fourth Ave., Mount Dora.

IceHouse Players will present Over My Dead Body, a comedy-thriller of Agatha Christie style, at the Mount Dora IceHouse Theatre, 1100 N. Unser St. Showtimes are 8 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday. The play continues Thursday to Oct. 17 and Oct. 21 to 24. Thursday shows are at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday shows are at 8 p.m., and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $13 for seniors on Thursdays and Sundays, and $7 for students. Box office: (352) 383-4616.

Melon Patch Players will present Guys and Dolls at 8 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for students. Reservations: (352) 787-3013. The final shows will be Oct. 15-17.